Max Moreau was a Belgian artist in love with the city of Granada and especially the Albaicín neighborhood, where he acquired This Carmen, also called Geraniums. When he died he decided to donate his belongings to the city and as a thank you, the city of Granada equipped the He renovated the house so that it now serves as a museum dedicated to the artist and opened to the general public its beautiful Carmen (from the Arabic “karm”, which means villa).
The Carmen Museum by Max Moreau follows the typical architecture of these Granada buildings: the house is located in the center and is surrounded by gardens and orchards. The living area is divided into 3 independent buildings connected to each other. through patios that have beautiful pools that transport water as a symbol of life and wealth. One of them was the painter's house, another served as his studio and the third was the landlord's home.
The painter's home houses a permanent exhibition focused on the artistic life of Max Moreau where you can admire numerous canvases by portraits or landscape themes. His old studio focuses more on aspects of his personal life, in fact it is as he left it. before passing awayin 1992. A not so well-known place within the city with which we will be pleasantly surprised if we decide to climb the hill and see it.
From Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the summer the afternoon hours are from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Other nearby points of interest are the Albaicín neighborhood and the Mirador de San Nicolás.